def main():

        from math import *
        from string import *

        print "This program calculates the wage earned based on the number of hours worked.\n"

        startTime = raw_input("Enter the start time in hours:min format: ")
        endTime = raw_input("Enter the end time in hours:min format: ")

     #splits time input into usable chunks
        startSplit = split(startTime,":")
        endSplit = split(endTime,":")

     #converts strings to usable integers
        startHrs = int(startSplit[0])
        startMin = int(startSplit[1])
        endHrs = int(endSplit[0])
        endMin = int(endSplit[1])

    #12 hr to 24hr time conversion: 
    #The +12 applied to "startHrs" and "endHrs" assumes all time is PM only
    #I'll worry about the AM, PM logic later, thats simple.
        startTimeConvert = ((startHrs+12)*100)+startMin
        print "The start time conversion is ",startTimeConvert

        endTimeConvert = ((endHrs+12)*100)+endMin
        print "The end time conversion is ",endTimeConvert

        totalTime = endTimeConvert - startTimeConvert
        print "Total time is: ",totalTime

    #use "0"+str if time is only 3 digits. Makes indexing easier!
    #I'll implement the IF statement after I get coding to work correctly.
        totalHrs = "0"+str(totalTime)[0:1]
        totalMin = "0"+str(totalTime)[2:3]
        print "totalHrs test: ",totalHrs
        print "totalMin test: ",totalMin

    #hourly rate earned
        wage = (int(totalHrs)*12.55)+((int(totalMin)*12.55)/60) 
                   #divided min by 60 to get correct wage for minutes portion
        print "Wage test: $",wage

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()